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Ever since the advent of the motor car near the turn of last century, followed by the development of the interstate highway system in the mid fifties, American’s have been on the move. As the years progress, we’ve become even more of a “mobile” society, whether it be for the purpose of work or pleasure. Fast forward to 2009 ….. Lots of songs have been recorded over the last 100+ years honoring places, cities and states as well as small town America, generally where the singer(s) or band members grew up or spent many memorable years in ….. most are good, some not so much. The following list here reflects a large number of those cities, states and places in songs by a wide variety of recording artists. As always, a vast selection of genres of music as well as years have been included for you to choose from to create your ultimate playlist or cd to burn, be it for the purpose of your next road excursion, plane trip or simply to make your next work commute or errand runs a little more pleasant. I limited the list to songs which specifically named towns, cities and states in the title. They even included international cities also. Even a few countries were slipped in here for good measure. I doubt if there could ever be a complete list made but this should be a good enough selection to choose from. At the end of the long list below, I included a few bonus songs that didn’t name specific places in the title, but did mention a several city and place names throughout the lyrics, such as Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” and David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s version of “Dancing In The Street”.

Enjoy 🙂

Songs About Cities & States

4 To 1 In Atlanta – Tracy Byrd

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Bruce Springsteen

99 Miles From LA – Albert Hammond

99 Miles From LA – Johnny Mathis

Abilene – George Hamilton IV

Acapulco – Johnny Duncan

Alabama Jubilee – Red Foley

Alberta Bound – Gordon Lightfoot

Alberta Bound – Paul Brandt

Albuquerque – Weird Al Yankovic

All My Ex’s Live In Texas – George Strait

All The Gold In California – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

All The Way From Memphis – Mott The Hoople

All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star) – REM

Allegheny Moon – Patti Page

Allentown – Billy Joel

Amarillo By Morning – George Strait

Amarillo Sky – Jason Aldean

Amsterdam – Coldplay

Amy’s Back In Austin – Little Texas

Anchorage – Michelle Shocked

Angel of Harlem – U2

Another Rainy Day In New York City – Chicago

April In Paris – Count Basie

April in Paris – Ella Fitzgerald

Arizona – Mark Lindsay

Atlanta Blue – Statler Brothers

Atlanta Burned Again Last Night – Atlanta

Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen

Austin – Blake Shelton

Back In The New York Groove – Ace Frehley

Bagpipes From Baghdad – Eminem

Bar In Bakersfield – Merle Haggard

Barcelona – Jewel

Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton

Beaches of Cheyenne – Garth Brooks

Been To Canaan – Carole King

Berlin – Lou Reed

Beverly Hills – Weezer

Big In Vegas – Buck Owens

Big Train From Memphis – John Fogerty

Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley

Blue Kentucky Girl – Loretta Lynn

Bombs Over Baghdad – Outkast

Born In East LA – Cheech Marin

Boy From New York City – Ad Libs

Boy From New York City – Manhattan Transfer

Brooklyn Roads – Neil Diamond

By The Time I Get To Phoenix- Glen Campbell

Cabo San Lucas – Toby Keith

Calcutta – Lawrence Welk

California – Shawn Mullins

California Dreamin ‘ – Mamas & The Papas

California Girls – Beach Boys

California Nights – Lesley Gore

California Saga – Beach Boys

California Soul – 5th Dimension

California Sun – Rivieras

California Sun – Ramones

Callin’ Baton Rouge – Garth Brooks

Carmel By The Sea – Kitty Wells

Carolina In The Pines – Michael Martin Murphy

Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glen Miller

Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Red Foley

Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Frank Sinatra

Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy – Freddie Cannon

Chicago – Frank Sinatra

Chicago (We Can Change The World) – Graham Nash

Chicago Is So Two Years Ago – Fall Out Boy

China Grove – Doobie Brothers

Christmas In Fallujah – Billy Joel

Christmas In Hollis – Run DMC

Christmas in Killarney – Bing Crosby

Cincinnati Lou – Merle Travis

City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie

City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson

City of Night – Peter Schilling (Berlin)

Cleveland Rocks – Ian Hunter

Cleveland Rocks – Presidents of the United States (Drew Carry TV Show Theme)

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To whom it may concern:
Our names are Amy Yan and Thea Postolache. We are 8th grade students at
Eastern Middle School\’s Humanities and Communications program. Could we use
this picture of the small towns for academic purposes? We are making a documentary
about public relations and communications in general.

Hey girls-
Thanks for visiting the site as well as your request. Please feel free to use the pics as you need to. I wish you both success on your documentary as well as presentation. If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. Best of luck 🙂